Calusari - Romanian custom explained

[@ndesssi]

And finaly - greetings from Bulgaria :) Thank you for sharing this video!

[@mariusdanielromanescu6592]

Love România

[@avlieox]

as a roumanian who grew up with this kind of music and didn't know nothing about bluegrass music until now...u could be right...because i like bluegrass, looks similar - intense, playful, energetic, alive

[@Pichuq]

I'm proud that I Romanian:X

[@mmunteanu53]

Very NICE, thanks from Romania !

[@Ari75]

O varianta foarte stilizata a originalului;)

[@andriano22]

deci asa suna calusarii prelucrat in country. awseome, thanks dear Canadian

[@AnaJilK]

Wonderful dance and a nice informative video. I like the purpose of these healing dancers - they tried to help sick people, to bring luck, health and happiness. It's a very humane purpose. I didn't like one thing here, however. During the healing men were not allowed to have any contact with women, as if a woman is the biggest evil!!! :-)))) Greetings from Lithuania!

[@auroreboreale9163]

it's not that women are evil. It's that they are like sponges, they absorb any energy (that's btw the reason also that they are "forbidden" to enter the church/temples when they are in their period, to protect them as they are even more sensitive at that time, and not because they are evil). So, their presence would just absorb the energy that the healers are building to heal the ones that need to be cured. When people don't know - and we don't because either the elders forgot, or like in that geographic area where you live, the religion and comunism forbided any transmission and proper teaching of the ancient knowledge - it's easy to be(come) ignorant. If you want to know more, read about hindu teachings and traditions, as they are very close ;-)

[@titiionescu4234]

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[@andreinr18]

Excelent.Multumim mult pt filmulet.Thank you,great job!

[@AnaJilK]

Thank you for the reply. It's clearer for me now. It was like a test of a man's strength. If he can't manage without sex for some time, hardly he will be strong and trustworthy in other things. *A person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly undefeatable. ~ Siddhārtha Gautama

[@flaviusfurtuna]

Is that Sam Bush on the mandolin? Or do I have hallucinations?

[@Blurallis]

It is interesting for anyone to know customs of the people from the past. All nations have interesting customs, for us, today

[@pelendavajiu6685]

The most important: the time of the year when they dance - only the Pentecost.

[@ndesssi]

This custom was typical for Northern Bulgaria as well under the name 'calushari' or 'rusalii'. it has the same meaning as the described in the video. The rusalii went out for a week counted from the 40th day after easter to heal people, who were ill from 'rusalia' or 'samodivska' illness. Those people, is believed, didn't respect the female magical creatures who were living near water and this is why the magical creatures punished the sinned.

[@iliandimitrov4857]

Not only fot Northern Bulgaria, but also around Pirin.

[@GeorgeBuzi]

Both and are of Romanian origin! A few words about etymology: Călușari from Latin , Romanian , horse. In Romanian, the word is the thing that it's used to keep the horse's mouth shut when riding. Also, some Călușari are using a fake mute person (mut in Romanian) for the same purpose. is from Latin Rosalia (Rose), (old Romanian Roză) a celebration day where people used to put roses on the tombs (Whitsuntide).

[@nestingherit7012]

@@GeorgeBuzi Of course. And the name ,opinca'( leather shoes) they have From , chinga'( a piece o leather to make , opinci' and horse saddles) Evolution O chinga= O cinca = O pinca. Oghele( primitive socs) O chiele( skin)= O ghele=O biele ( piele/ skin) In old times before textile the socks were made of animal skin Nojite( thread) The suffix ,itza'/ nitza/ atza= accia( thread,rope in Latin) Nothing slavic.

[@paulmariuscristea1752]

This ancien dans is a heritage dans of in Romania and People in Peninsula Balcanica with romanian population!

[@mistrie4u]

WOW GREAT JOB

[@ndesssi]

This custom was typical for Northern Bulgaria as well under the name 'calushari' or 'rusalii'. it has the same meaning as the described in the video. The rusalii went out for a week counted from the 40th day after easter to heal people, who were ill from 'rusalia' or 'samodivska' illness. Those people, is believed, didn't respect the female magical creatures who were living near water and this is why the magical creatures punished the sinned. The rusalia were only men (no women allowed) ...

[@lenovoempire9079]

ndesssi the name in romanian for these female magical creatures is " sânziene".

[@vioricabalteanu8564]

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[@strykder]

mai degraba devii posedat :0 dupa ce asculti muzica

[@ioanalauraspinu]

:))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[@avlieox]

i use this kind of music to recharge myself...

[@IndianRiverMan1]

Fantastic...and better that my Romanian friend Dana sent this to me...am wondering if bluegrass music, known so well in rural areas of the US ultimately came from this ancient source!?! Great music and great learning and great history...thank you so much for creating this video!!!

[@dezastruos]

0:10 wtf is that? why would you put such stuff in the clip?Wasn't the original good enough?

[@danielatrifu]

Evil fairies :p

[@frcalinp]

Don't make it so mystical and superstitious. It's just a nice dance and music. Why turn it into such a complicated thing? Romanians don't dance it in any ritual. In general, exotic explanations given for such things are not confirmed by the locals. Maybe it was ritualic 2000 years ago or so. I am from a region near Olt and the funny saying about it is that they were waiting for their turn at the closet in the courtyard. And the sticks were for defence from dogs. So nothing about evil spirits...

[@subruc]

You are totally wrong, just because you are from Olt it doesn't make you an expert, the origin of the dance is mystical, and indeed the dancers had to take an oath and this has been danced on a very specific time of the year. Also it's a true fact that, this is a more of a cultural thing nowadays and it's danced just for the entertainment, but do not confuse the origin of it.

[@GeorgeBuzi]

Read this. It's free: Notes on the Calusari MIRCEA ELIADE University of Chicago